Rattle-reducing vehicular hitch pin assembly
OwnerMaher Pedersoliinventor
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Abstract
An improved anti rattle hitch pin assembly for a trailer hitch assembly enables a threaded member to be inserted into the shank receiver, and allows for an easy alignment of a threaded device to the side hole of the shank receiver. The anti-rattle hitch pin assembly includes an arc-shaped retainer wire, a threaded receiver pin, a threaded member, and an optionally lockable member. The threaded member can be easily moved to the alignment position once the internal components of the hitch pin assembly including the retainer wire has been inserted inside the shank receiver tube.
Claims13
An anti-rattle hitch pin assembly useful with a trailer hitch system for reducing relative movement between a receiver tube and a shank member of the trailer hitch system, the anti-rattle hitch pin assembly comprising:
- a cylindrical long pin with a drive head housing, a threaded section and a securable end;
- an arc-shaped retainer configured to be secured inside the shank member by exerting an outward vertical force against a top internal wall and a bottom internal wall of the shank member;
- a movable slider block having a pair of opposing channels for housing an upper track section and a lower track section of the retainer, wherein the slider block includes a threaded hole for mating with a threaded section of the long pin, and
- wherein the long pin and the slider block are configured to securely compress a side wall of the receiver tube against an adjacent side wall of the shank member by engaging and tightening the threaded section of the long pin with the threaded hole of the slider block, thereby reducing rattle and wear between the receiver tube and the shank member.
An anti-rattle hitch pin assembly useful with a trailer hitch system for reducing relative movement between a receiver tube and a shank member of the trailer hitch system, the anti-rattle hitch pin assembly comprising:
- a hollow bolt with a drive head housing and a threaded section;
- a tapered cylindrical long pin with a drive head housing and a reduced-diameter securable end, and wherein the securable end is configured to be inserted into and through the hollow bolt and to protrude through the drive head housing of the hollow bolt;
- an arc-shaped retainer configured to be secured inside the shank member by exerting an outward vertical force against a top internal wall and a bottom internal wall of the shank member;
- a movable slider block having a pair of opposing channels for housing an upper track section and a lower track section of the retainer, wherein the slider block includes a threaded hole for mating with a threaded section of the hollow bolt, and
- wherein the hollow bolt and the slider block are configured to securely compress a side wall of the receiver tube against an adjacent side wall of the shank member by engaging and tightening the threaded section of the hollow bolt with the threaded hole of the slider block, thereby reducing rattle and wear between the receiver tube and the shank member.
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